__________ refer(s) to the discontent that people may feel when they compare their achievements with those of similarly situated persons and find that they have less than they think they deserve.
A) Relative deprivation
B) Unfulfilled rising expectations
C) Anomie
D) Structured alienation
Answer: A) Relative deprivation
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Which of the following states have non-White majorities?
a. California b. Texas c. New Mexico d. all of the above
A husband threatens to return his Christmas gift. His wife tells him that if he returns the present, she will never buy him another gift as long as she lives. Her husband retaliates by telling her that he is not going to buy her anything for their anniversary or for her birthday. This is an example of:
a. a vicious circle. b. the principle of least interest. c. autocratic authority. d. problem ownership.
People who are no longer young, but are not yet old, are referred to by social scientists as the "sandwich generation."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Personal income is usually reduced by one-third to one-half after retirement. Research shows that in old age, the poor get __________ and the affluent __________.
A. not much poorer; increase their economic advantage B. somewhat poorer; get much poorer C. poorer; maintain their economic advantage D. richer; lose their economic advantage